Justine Manzano In the past, I’ve often discussed how music inspires me, and how I often use music when I’m outlining or as background when I’m writing. So, as we inch our way toward the release of The Order of the Key, I figured I’d share my playlist.
It’s a long list, because when I’m doing stuff like this, I never limit myself. Plus, this is a list I’ve been compiling for years so some of the music is on the older side. Some songs are character based, some are story based, some are just there because their beat sounds good to kick ass to. 🙂
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Here’s the YouTube link to my playlist:
You can find the song by song explanation below:
- Stand in the Rain by Superchick: Jacklyn’s theme
- Demons by Imagine Dragons: Kyp’s theme
- Welcome to the Black Parade by My Chemical Romance: A little bit of Kyp’s theme, a little bit just because the final sequence gives me chills and makes me think of triumph in battle.
- Chasing Cars by Snow Patrol: Jacklyn and Kyp theme
- In This Life by Chantal Kreviazuk: Jacklyn and Kyp theme
- One Girl Revolution by Superchick: Definitely a second theme for Jacklyn
- Sound Check (Gravity) by The Gorillaz: I just picture fight scenes when I hear this song.
- Learn to Crawl by Black Lab: This is a full story song.
- Hands Down by Dashboard Confessional: Jacklyn and Kyp theme
- Butterflies and Hurricanes by Muse: full story song
- Eyes Open by Taylor Swift: full story song
- The Saints are Coming by U2 feat. Green Day: General vibe. 🙂
- Stolen by Dashboard Confessional: Jacklyn and Kyp theme
- Acrobat by U2: full story song
- All Fall Down by OneRepublic: full story song
- Anything But Ordinary by Avril Lavigne: Jacklyn again.
- Comforting Lie by No Doubt: General vibe
- CrushCrushCrush by Paramore: General Vibe
- Mouth by Bush: General vibe
- The Only One by Evanescence: General vibe
- The Red by Chevelle: A scene I can’t talk about because spoiler af
- She’s a Rebel by Green Day: An earlier scene where Jacklyn stands up for her beliefs.
- Somewhere Only We Know by Keane: Theme for Jacklyn and Kyp’s meeting spot
- If I Lose Myself by OneRepublic: Another spoilery scene
- She (for Liz) by Parachute: Kyp about Jacklyn
- Renegades by X Ambassadors: Full story vibe
- Centuries by Fall About Boy: Kyp
- The Secret’s In The Telling by Dashboard Confessional: Another largely spoilery scene
- Bury Me Alive by We Are The Fallen: Another spoiler
- Start a Riot by Duckwrth and Shaboozey: The beat. Just the beat. Such a fight song.
- We Remain by Christina Aguilera: This, to me, is the second song of the “end credits scene”
- We Are The Brave by VERIDIA: The beat, the lyrics, brilliant
- Come With Me by Puff Daddy: Here is the closing scene into the credits if this was a movie. This one is a recommendation from my critique partner, the lovely Maria Tureaud.
When you read the book, cue up the soundtrack and see how you feel about it. And if you have any songs to add, definitely let me know!
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